Sharp County record., 1887-06-16

,,arroter's hug. Look through INC ~
T,,,ndow-nane. and see what you can 30.
yy,,, LAY ',ay. nyothing." Then listen. naV
~, "cod helm usr' No footlights' DuV
n.,gpdv qhastler and mighuer On'' ~ "
,o,J ar Edwin Booth ever enac'eu' "
Ii,,,, M dee. no bread, no hope SulV9r
a,,',r t,,o ,old. they have had no IoOd lor
,,,,,,,t,, rou,. hours. You say: "Why uou
,hoy beo,n They do, but they get noun
inc You say: "Why don't they uelI'o,
,homselves over 10 the almshOuseF' Au.
van yonld not ask that if you ever hearu
Ibe bitter cry Of man or chilu "iou ''''
he must 20 to the almshouse'
"Om YOU say, "they are vicious poor,
and therefore, they do not deserve oui
svmnathy." Are they vicious' 80 lnuon .l'.Il
more need they your pity. Inc Cnrls, lan
noor God helps them. Through V"oll
ppirbt there twinkles the round, merry
star of hope, and through the oroAoE as
wjndow-pane they see me cry ySOdi' -
heaven; but the vicious poor tney aIo
mara 10 be pitied. Their last AgH1 naS
Tore out You. excuse yOurseH Iroul
6olning them bv saying they arc so Dau'
tbev brought this trouble on themselves
reply, where | give ten prayers Ior Olo
innocent who are suffering l VIII give
tyeulv prayers TOR the guilty VINO are
suffering
The fisherman. when he sees Yessel
dasbinp into the breakers, comes ou'
from his nut and wraps the WarlnaSU na'i'
r,ols around those who are most chilled
and most bruised and most OattereI III
the wreck: and want you TO know thaV
tbasa vicious poor have mad Two
oh nwrecks-shipwreck of the BODY SNIP
wreck of the soul-shipwrecK Ior Vilne,
shipvreck for eternity. Pity Dy al
means. the innocent who are SUFFERING
Int pitv more the guilty
Pass on through the alley. open Lhe
door. "Oh,n you say, sit IS locked ~ NO.
il is not lockel 1t has never been locHeL
No burglar would be tempted 10 go n
there 10 steal any thing. The door IS
never locked. Only broken chair stands
against the door Shove il back To H.
Strike a match. Now look. Beastliness
and rags See those glaring eyeoalIs'
Re careful now what you say DO not
utter anv insult, do not utter ahV sus-
picion. if you value your life. Nnat IS
that red mark on the walls II IS the marx
of 4 murderers hand!
Look at those two eyes rising up out OF
the darkness and ont from the straw IN
the corner, coming toward you, anu as
they come near You. your light goes ont.
Strike another match. An. tins IS BABE
not like those beautiful children presented
IN baptism. This little one never smiled;
il never will smile. 4 flower flung on an
avfullv barren beach. Oh. Heavenly
Shepherd. fold that little one IN thy arms.
Wrap around you your shawl or your coat
tighter. for the cold wind sweeps through
Strike another match. An! IS Il pos
sible that that young Ypman's SCARED
and bruised face ever was looked INTO Dv
maternal tendernessl Utter no scorn
litter no harsh word No ray Of hope has
dawued on that brow for many year
No raw Of hope ever will dawn on mat
brow But the light has gone out. Do
not strike another light. Il would be
a mockery TO kindle another light
in such a place as that Pass out anu
pass down the street. Our cItles ,;,-,,.lI o.
cities are full of such homes, and the
worst time the third watch Of the night.
Do you know il is in this third watch Of
the night that criminals do their worst
workl It IS the criminals watch
At half-past eight o'clock You will find
them in the drinking saloon, but toward
twelve o'clock they % 10 their garrets.
they get out their tools. then they start
on the street. Watching on either side
for the police, they 20 10 their work Of
darkness. This S burglar, and the false
kew will soon touch the store lock. This
s an incsndiarv, and before morning
there will be a light on the sky,
and a cry Of ''tirel irew This IS an
assassin, and tomorrow morning there
will be a dead body in one Of the
vacant lots. During the daytime these
villains n our cities lounge about some
asleep ANA some awake. but when the
third watch # the night arrives, their
eyes are keen. their brain cool. their arm
strong, their foot feet 10 A. or pursue.
hey are ready.
Many Of these poor creatures we're
brought up n that way. They were born
IN thieves garret. Their childish toy
was burglars dark lantern. The drst
thing they remember was their mother
bandaglng the brow Of their father struck
by the police club. They began Nv rob.
Diug boys pockets, ana now they have
come to dig the underground passage 70
the cellar Of the bank, and are preparing
to blast the gold vault
Just 50 long az there are neglected chill
dren on the street, Just so long we will
have these desperadoes. Some one, wish
ing TO make a good Christian point and 20
quote a passage Of Scripture, expecting
10 get Scriptural passage in answer,
SAID 10 one Of these poor ads. cast ont
ana wretChed: when vuur father and
rouI mother i0rsake Won. who, then. will
take You ups" and the bOv said: The
pariice, the perliosln
In the third watch II the night rambling
does It's worst work. What though the
hours be Slipping away. and though the
wife ne waiting IN the oheeriess humel
Stir up the fire. Bring on more drinks.
Fut up more stakes. That commercial
house hat only little while ago put ont
a sign Of copsrtu ers NIP will tins winter
De wrecked on gamblers table. There
VIII be many a money till that will spring
a leak. A member Of Congress gambied
with member eject and won Sl20.10Q
The old way Of getting a living is so slow.
The OIL way Of getting a fortune is so
stupld. Come, let Us loss up and see who
snail have It. And so the work goes on.
rom the wheeling vretches pitching pen.
mes IN a rum grocery up to the millionaire
gambler in the STOCK market
In the third watch II the night, mss